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...Washington D.C. to win the Class of 2004 Cup. Both boats emerged victorious over Georgetown for No. 5 Radcliffe despite windy and wavy conditions out on the river. Rowing on the Potomac in April is no joke, as the winds—reaching as high as 25 miles per hour—and currents made even rowing in a straight line far from simple. “The conditions were extreme,” junior Grace Hallowell said. “I don’t think we’ve ever raced in anything like that. There were...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Conditions on Potomac Yield Variable Results | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

...This certainly resonates at Harvard, where student ambitions drive them to absurd, unhealthful behavior as a matter of course. One student I know put himself through the gauntlet of a 14-hour-per-day summer lab job pipetting in the hopes of snagging a future Harvard Medical School admissions letter; another suffered an existential crisis because he felt that none of his extracurriculars were sufficiently frivolous enough to show employers he could have fun. The anxiety runs deep—next Wednesday, the Office of Career Services will attempt to soothe those whose goals have been dashed with a panel...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: Out With the Checklist | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

...with some big saves in the beginning of the game that really helped us stay in the game,” Flynn said. The Quakers have proven themselves worthy of the No. 3 ranking this season. The team has dominated on both offense and defense, averaging 11.62 goals per game and only allowing 4.50 goals per game. The Crimson’s all-time series with Penn now stands at 18-18, with the Quakers taking the win for the last nine years in a row. “We weren’t going to be intimidated based...

Author: By Katie Kuzma, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Third-Ranked Penn Too Much for Crimson | 4/5/2009 | See Source »

...squad still comprises unpaid amateurs (even in South Africa, they are not drawing match fees but a $50 per diem provided by the generosity of the ICC), many of whom look quite a bit older than their listed age. The Afghan National Cricket Academy in Kabul consists of four battered training nets and one bowling machine, a piece of equipment used by serious players to practice shots. When the power cuts out, which happens frequently in the Afghan capital, the machine can't be operated. These are the wretched resources used by the Afghans to compete against nations that have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghan Cricket: No Losers Here | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

...phone calls," he said. "The emails came from all over the world, but most were from Afghans delighted by their team's success." The broadcaster adds that by the time the team played its early World Cup qualifiers in Argentina in February this year, the number of emails per match reached "over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghan Cricket: No Losers Here | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

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